Tamami Kaizawa

Tamami Kaizawa was born in 1974 in the Nibutani district of the town of Biratori in southern Hokkaido. At age 23, she graduated from design college and founded “TAMAMI Brand.”  

Ms. Kaizawa has been active in a variety of design fields. In 2008, her originally designed furōshiki wrapping cloths were gifted to all leaders attending the 34th G8 Summit at Lake Tōya in Hokkaido. In 2015, she was showcased in the “Introduction to Ainu Culture” performance at Milan Expo. In 2021 was costume designer for the Hokkaido Performing Arts Foundation performance of “Lear at 43° North Latitude.”   

Her designs are on permanent display at the Minapa Ainu cultural art space in Sapporo Station and at Sapporo’s Shin-Chitose Airport.